Objective: To evaluate, using the self-report questionnaire Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), the presence of depressive symptoms, suicidal ideations, and fear of pain in hemophilic children and adolescents, comparing them with a control group without hemophilia. Methods: CDI was applied to 40 male children and adolescents aged 7 to 15, 20 patients with hemophilia and 20 of the control group. Results: The total mean score for the hemophilic group in CDI was 11.55 ± 7.51, and for the control group, 5.3 ± 2.7, a statistically significant difference (p = 0.0003). Using the cut-off score of thirteen, 35% of the hemophilic group was placed in the range that indicates depressive symptoms, while none of the individuals in the control group was placed in this range, difference statistically significant (p = 0.008). In the analysis of the presence of suicidal ideations, the hemophilic group presented 25% while the control group presented 10%, difference considered non-statistically significant. In the analysis of the fear of pain, the hemophilic group presented 85% while the control group presented 25%, a statistically significant difference (p = 0.0002). Conclusions: Children and adolescents with hemophilia from our sample have a higher rate of depressive symptoms and fear of pain than children and adolescents of the general population. Key words: children and adolescents, hemophilia, depressive symptoms, fear of pain. ResumoObjetivo: Avaliar, através da aplicação do questionário de autoavaliação Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), a presença de sintomas depressivos, ideação suicida e medo da dor em crianças e adolescentes com hemofilia, comparando-os com um grupo-controle sem hemofilia. Métodos: Aplicação do CDI em 40 crianças e adolescentes do sexo masculino, com idades entre 7 e 15 anos, sendo 20 com hemofilia e 20 do grupo-controle. Resultados: O escore médio do CDI no grupo com hemofilia foi 11,55 ± 7,51 e no grupo-controle, 5,3 ± 2,7, diferença estatisticamente significativa (p = 0,0003). Ao aplicar o ponto de corte 13, 35% do grupo com hemofilia situou-se na faixa indicativa de sintomas depressivos clinicamente relevantes, enquanto no grupo-controle nenhum indivíduo situou-se nessa faixa, diferença que foi estatisticamente significativa (p = 0,008). Na análise da presença de ideação suicida, o índice do grupo com hemofilia foi 25% e no grupo-controle 10%, uma diferença estatisticamente considerada não-significativa. Na análise do medo de sentir dor, o índice no grupo de hemofílicos foi 85% e no grupo-controle 25%, diferença estatisticamente significativa (p = 0,0002). Conclusões: Crianças e adolescentes com hemofilia em nossa amostra clínica apresentam maiores índices de sintomas depressivos e mais medo de sentir dor do que crianças e adolescentes da população geral. Palavras-chave: crianças e adolescentes, hemofilia, sintomas depressivos, medo de dor.
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